Wananchi Telecom, Safaricom battle for broadband market dominance

According to the latest quarterly report by Kenya's Communications Authority (CA), Safaricom has gained market share in the fixed broadband segment, while market leader Wananchi Telecom has lost.

The Q1 report (January to March 2019) revealed that Safaricom secured over 16,000 connections to stand at 126,792 subscriptions. This represents 31.5% market share compared to 29% in the previous quarter.

Wananchi Telecom, owners of Zuku Internet, gained marginally. It has 143,000 subscriptions up from 141,000 in the previous quarter. Its market share dropped from 38% to 35.8%.

Safaricom has aggressively invested in its fibre network in most major towns.